London sighting day! **all pics now up**

[jon_s]

Well, finally, I had my camera with me while in London. I know, I am sorry it has taken so long!! However, I see London more as a place of work :oops:

Some are better than others, some really are "shit....nice car....camera.....nearly" :lol: I have yet to develop the genuine JW skills 8)

[click for bigger pics as always]

They are all well known cars, so no need to insult you with their names...

http://img351.imageshack.us/img351/2007/img22636wf.th.jpg (http://img351.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img22636wf.jpg) http://img351.imageshack.us/img351/2213/img22646ir.th.jpg (http://img351.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img22646ir.jpg) http://img378.imageshack.us/img378/3149/img22650wl.th.jpg (http://img378.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img22650wl.jpg) http://img351.imageshack.us/img351/8900/img22677du.th.jpg (http://img351.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img22677du.jpg) http://img411.imageshack.us/img411/6716/img22689xo.th.jpg (http://img411.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img22689xo.jpg) http://img338.imageshack.us/img338/743/img22690yp.th.jpg (http://img338.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img22690yp.jpg) http://img411.imageshack.us/img411/3882/img22701iw.th.jpg (http://img411.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img22701iw.jpg) http://img411.imageshack.us/img411/918/img22713hz.th.jpg (http://img411.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img22713hz.jpg) http://img382.imageshack.us/img382/3666/img22729ye.th.jpg (http://img382.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img22729ye.jpg) http://img411.imageshack.us/img411/1189/img22739vf.th.jpg (http://img411.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img22739vf.jpg) http://img382.imageshack.us/img382/9258/img22747wr.th.jpg (http://img382.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img22747wr.jpg) http://img378.imageshack.us/img378/8798/img22757oi.th.jpg (http://img378.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img22757oi.jpg) http://img382.imageshack.us/img382/6336/img22767bb.th.jpg (http://img382.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img22767bb.jpg) http://img382.imageshack.us/img382/3649/img22775mk.th.jpg (http://img382.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img22775mk.jpg) http://img368.imageshack.us/img368/1733/img22794uv.th.jpg (http://img368.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img22794uv.jpg) http://img368.imageshack.us/img368/3549/img22810rq.th.jpg (http://img368.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img22810rq.jpg) http://img378.imageshack.us/img378/4392/img22844io.th.jpg (http://img378.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img22844io.jpg) http://img368.imageshack.us/img368/6024/img22857ln.th.jpg (http://img368.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img22857ln.jpg) http://img380.imageshack.us/img380/7378/img22876ww.th.jpg (http://img380.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img22876ww.jpg) http://img380.imageshack.us/img380/8725/img22884jz.th.jpg (http://img380.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img22884jz.jpg) http://img380.imageshack.us/img380/4457/img22898qe.th.jpg (http://img380.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img22898qe.jpg) http://img380.imageshack.us/img380/6992/img22908ba.th.jpg (http://img380.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img22908ba.jpg) http://img380.imageshack.us/img380/6451/img22912to.th.jpg (http://img380.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img22912to.jpg) http://img351.imageshack.us/img351/9086/img22938gm.th.jpg (http://img351.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img22938gm.jpg)

Now for the rushed...OMG....QUICK!!!.... pics lol
http://img349.imageshack.us/img349/9350/img22949al.th.jpg (http://img349.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img22949al.jpg)
http://img349.imageshack.us/img349/1252/img22951yt.th.jpg (http://img349.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img22951yt.jpg)

Now, this one gets an award!! I got it purely from the noise it was making....I just pointed the camera in teh general direction...can you guess what it is...

http://img349.imageshack.us/img349/5811/img22968ru.th.jpg (http://img349.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img22968ru.jpg)

[adamwich]

Very nice sightings! The last picture is so cool! 8)

[jon_s]

More to come...still uploading!!

p.s

The pic adamwich was taking about was the forst Diablo Pic :P

[TT]

Wow, very nice!! I hope you'll hunt there more often :D and you'll see, skill comes with practice ;)

[jon_s]

At least I get a thumbs up for one JW expert 0X


I will keep a camera with me from now on. I was on the London eye aswell, so keep an eye on the where you live section during the next week, there are some nice pics 8)

[No.1]

Nice 6.0 VT ... i've seen a few pics of that car before 8)

The Aston V8 Vantage (classic) reminds me of the volante i saw - it sounded awesome as he gunned it away from the toll both :twisted:

The Cayman wheels look shite - i saw the same paint style on the CGT wheels and it looks horrid - stick with the multi spokes or standard 5-spokes :wink:

The AM Lagonda isn't going anywhere in a hurry - most likely the owner blocking it in methinks

Shame you missed the new RS4 - that's sure to be a rare sight at the moment... as well as the V8 Vantage - i dunno if it's just my area, but i've only seen one on the roads :roll:

Nice pics jon... whenever i've been in london there have been plenty of cars to spot. Looking forward to more pics soon..... :P

[EDIT] - what camera are you using? Is it a 350D, or do you have a compact?

[jon_s]

Cheers to (probably TT) who edited my post :wink:

edit - 350d LMAO; nope, I am using a Canon IXUS 40 :oops:

[nthfinity]

nice set jon :)

i have to say, its damn impressive to see one of the few GT's in all the UK (let alone all europe)

and i think theres a cirtain quality to your panic-panning shot of the Aston. i welcome your addition here :)

[jon_s]

LOL, I had been fiddling with the settings on the london eye, so everything was out for the panic shots. When the RS4 arrived the camera was on full Zoom and I was running backwards LMAO :lol:


p.s

The Cayman wheels look shite - i saw the same paint style on the CGT wheels and it looks horrid - stick with the multi spokes or standard 5-spokes Wink

I 100% agree!! The fact they looked so bad drew me towards them in the firsty place. Then I got bored of trying to get good shots through windows :roll:

[No.1]

I know an Ixus is nothing in comparison to a 350D, but i've got one and as a point-and-shoot it could be worse

The Ford GT is indeed a rare spot here - there was one for sale a few miles from me, same colour combo as the black/white stripes one you spotted - didn't go and see it as i'd already seen one at the motorshow :bah:

[ARMAN]

:P awsome sights Jon, thanx for posting :wink: amasing to see old astons driving around just like that :)

[man430gt]

Nice Pics man, did the diablo and Ford GT Just happen to be at the same place at the same time? Thats a damn good combo btw :shock:

[chest3r]

Those old Aston Martin's are just great!! ( except the Lagonda obviously) They look like an old Mustang :)

That Diablo is, maybe, my favorite one. I don't really know wich is the version but it's great 8)

Those Cayman S red wheels are horrible!! :shock: Where they painted by Porsche or is an aftermarket job ??

The pics could be better but the cars are damn good!! Thanks a lot!! :wink:

[Schwalbe]

Thanks Jon for this London sighting pictures set. The Lambo 6.0 VT you shot is simply awesome. Big LOL for the context of your RS4 picture, I understand this eagerness for the RS4 shot, because I will do similar in this situation. :P

We didn't see you often here at JW in February, I hope that all goes well for you buddy. :D

[yg60m]

Incredible cars you can see here ! I remember when I came to London 18 years ago : Rolls Royce, Bentleys, Porsches, BMW everywhere : Wonderland for me ! :wink:
Thanks jon_s :D

[Fleischmann]

Holy crap!! makes me sad that I moved back to Poland after living there for so many years :( My favourites are the oldschool 70's Aston Martin V8 and the Diablo 6.0...perfect colour!! thx :D

[MidEngine4Life]

Sweet V8 Vantage. I love that car

[Wutputt]

Superb sightins: GT, Phantom, Diablo 6.0 :shock:

As for the last pic, I guess it is a Gallardo SE.

[TT]

It's a Gallardo but I don't think you can have that blue for the SE, almost sure about it. And it seems to have the "old" wheels, so it must just an "pre-2006" Gallardo

[jon_s]

Cheers for the comments :D


Schwalbe, I know I have not been around so much, but unfortunately, that is due to work :cry:

I will try to be around more....with more pics!! :P


LOL @ TT "just a pre 2006 Lambo" :roll:

[stmoritzer]

London is a nice place to haunt car! Keep going :)

The Diablo/FordGT combo is rare for sure :D

Thanks jon_s for the pics

may I add a small suggestion?
I noticed on your pictures a kind of grey layer on most of the pics which you could remove by adding some contrast to the picture during postprocessing of the pic.

As an example, I edited the left side of below picture and the color gets stronger ...
http://img240.imageshack.us/img240/9226/img22701iwend4xx.th.jpg (http://img240.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img22701iwend4xx.jpg)

[jon_s]

OOOOOOOOOHh, interesting!

I wonder what setting I messed up in the camera :roll: I went 'solo' and was flddling with all the manual setting LMAO.

There is quite some difference in that pic!!

thanks for spotting, pointing out and demonstrating this 8)

[stmoritzer]

you're welcome :)

Probabely you didn't even messed up with the camera, I get the same effect too, must be the straylight or something similar which cause this sligthly grey layer on the pics ...

[nejcdolinsek]

WOW!!!

I can honestly say that London is the most amazing city I've ever been to (car-wise, at the least :wink: ). Seeing a Bentley there is like spotting a Ford Focus here in Warsaw :lol:

Since we're on the topic of car sightings in London, heres a 575 I saw a week ago there :D THE VERY FIRST ONE I'VE EVER SEEN... needless to say, its staggeringly beautiful :o

(Sorry for the quality of the pic, but it was taken out of the window of a coach :( )
http://img90.imageshack.us/img90/6421/dscn09107gr.th.jpg (http://img90.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dscn09107gr.jpg)